Agricultural Marketing Specialist/Senior Ag. Marketing Specialist - Market News Program

Job Location: Jefferson City, MO

Why you’ll love this position:

Market News is an outreach program through the Missouri Department of Agriculture whose purpose is to provide the agriculture industry, news media, and the general public with accurate and unbiased market reports depicting the current supply, demand, price and trends which affect trade in livestock and grain markets.

We are currently looking for a full time Agricultural/Senior Agricultural Marketing Specialist in the Ag Business Development Division, Market News program, to collect and disseminate market information and data.

• Attend livestock auctions, visit grain elevators, and contact other market participants to collect data on prices, volume, and market conditions
• Write and disseminate market reports in various formats, including daily, weekly, and monthly summaries
• Effectively communicate market information to a wide range of audiences, including producers, buyers, media, and the general public
• Build and maintain relationships with industry contacts, including producers, buyers, and other market participants, to gather and share information and insight
• Work alongside with other department staff for the duration of the Missouri State Fair, including the days leading up to and following the fair, some work year around preparing for fair.
• Some in-state travel and overnights are required of this position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicant must have excellent written and verbal skills.
• Four (4) or more years of professional or technical/relevant experience in agriculture, education/outreach, business marketing or communications . Experience can come from a combination of direct work experience and/or completion of a bachelor’s or associate’s degree program.
• Must possess a valid MO Driver's License.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Able to take initiative; be self-motivated; work independently as well as in a team; work well under pressure and on time schedules; be detail orientated; and a good problem solver.
• Ability to effectively communicate, especially as it relates to understanding and explaining market factors and recording market data for media broadcast.
• An understanding of agriculture commodities, marketing, and relevant practices in the industry.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and ability to learn new software and database programs.
• Ability to organize and coordinate projects and meet deadlines.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

• 3 weeks paid vacation AND 3 weeks paid sick leave
• 13 paid holidays per year
• Insurance: health (medical, dental, vision) and free life insurance
• Retirement: including up to a $75.00 per month match on savings plan
• Up to 6 weeks paid parental leave for birth or adoption
• And several additional resources including the SELF program (formerly EAP), discount websites, and healthy living incentives!

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

hr@mda.mo.gov

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